bluntys r5 gt turbo restoration (SOLD 08/07/2014)

[Matt Cole]

defo see it in the flesh one day fella, and thanks iv just been up to wish him luck.

popped up to gt motorsport where my car is living until last few bits are done, will prob be next couple of weeks before it will be finished.

i started getting rid of any old bits and rubbish out my car then decided to make a start on cleaning the engine up only had a quick wipe over with a microfibre still got to polish the metal bits and clean up the hoses.
also gotta tidy the engine bay up a few things can be got rid of etc.

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That engine can go i the bin for a start!:D

[BluntyR5GTT]

haha theres no way this engine is going anywhere its a cracking little powerhouse, be interesting see how much its gained off a few mods to fuelling/exhaust system etc

[BluntyR5GTT]

the finishing piece to my car for this year, brand new genuine renault r5gtt headlights courtesy of GtTurbo Spares huge thanks to mike yet again.

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on another note my mates heart op went well and the mad swine has been back into work today, so im going see about getting my car in for mot asap then sorting the skirts/paint on door and refitting that one decal after that.

[BluntyR5GTT]

car could very well be going in for m.o.t tomorrow, still wont be able use it but at least its another thing crossed off the list :)

[Andyturbo!]

:agree: it's all progress matey!

[BluntyR5GTT]

damn right fella, theres one thing for sure it cant fail on corrosion haha

[Andyturbo!]

damn right fella, theres one thing for sure it cant fail on corrosion haha

Haha nice one mate, the amount of rot taken out of your car is unbelievable! Great that you saved it pal, when u reckon you'll be driving her then?. Ordered my decals from mike so can't wait to get them, then she needs a respray, it's all happening at the mo tho, selling the leon for a boring everyday car so I can pay more attention to the old girl. Gota be done really

[BluntyR5GTT]

i cant see me driving it before august as me n the mrs go on hols end of july, although i just might sneak a few blasts in it beforehand.

andy if you want a full hit on your car and your prepared get it to stoke i can get it you done for a price you wouldnt think possible. pm me for more info

[BluntyR5GTT]

well my car was meant be going in for mot today, as always with the argumentative little swine it decided my fuel pump wasnt going to work, so looks like its the relay, hopefully going bridge the wires tomorrow and get it sorted.

[BluntyR5GTT]

thought id just keep anyone interested informed on the fuel pump situation, we tested the relay and even bridged it and still no joy,.
then fount we had no live going to the pump we tried a few things including running a wire from battery to pump which got it working, then traced the wiring in the car to find one of the connection boxes on drivers side.
tested to see what lives we had which we could see one offending green wire which was only lighting up very dim and by chance i noticed when my mate was moving it about it was sending my fuel gauge up and down.

so it looks like we have fount the problem its just a matter of getting it sorted hopefully be able persuade my auto electrician mate pop up to the garage one day and sort it.

[BluntyR5GTT]

bit of an update for you guys

got the fuel pump issue sorted out (bloody electrics) and whilst at it sorted all the wiring for the dash so now everything works as it should.

ill let the next 2 pics do the talking on the main update :)

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over the moon first mot since late 2010 and passed without one single advisory the tester was very impressed with it.
I have just this second sorted 6 months tax for the car online, so alls it is a matter of is finishing the remaining last bits and ill be finally back out boosting

[R5MJH]

good man andy lets see this old girl at some events now, shame you missed the big3 but theres always next year, keep us updated matey, what did she have the last time she was on the rollers:laugh::agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

If all goes to plan I could very well be taking it for a shakedown to donington park on sunday for the rs owners club national day.
It did 230bhp last time it was on wgt hub dyno in oct 2011. Theres more in there now as well

[R5MJH]

If all goes to plan I could very well be taking it for a shakedown to donington park on sunday for the rs owners club national day.
It did 230bhp last time it was on wgt hub dyno in oct 2011. Theres more in there now as well
thats sounds good, should be a quick old c1j then, let us know how ya get on then if your all ready for then boss tc mick:agree:

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

If all goes to plan I could very well be taking it for a shakedown to donington park on sunday for the rs owners club national day.
It did 230bhp last time it was on wgt hub dyno in oct 2011. Theres more in there now as well

she is looking good buddy, someone said your selling it....:eek: or was that your misses..:laugh::wasntme:, 230... now possibly more, tell us a little bit of how that was achevied buddy...:)

[BluntyR5GTT]

cheers matty, i think if someone offered the right money then id sell it and id imagine the mrs would be happy haha.

engine wise is pretty basic nothing fancy

t28.63 turbo @23psi
285 cam
headwork
ported inlet

just a note that when it did 230 it was running mega rich (10.6afr @wot) also had 2" system and ktec downpipe on oe elbow. fuelling is now leaned out to around 11.4 afr and full 2.5" system with bjr downpipe/elbow, have also had a billet comp wheel fitted into turbo

[BluntyR5GTT]

look whos back at home

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now the mammoth task of cleaning it and setting it up begins

[jesus in the seat of a 5]

:), cheers for the info bud, I must say if ya sell her...damn youll regret that and end up filling for divorce....:laugh:, she looks happy at home... like she wants to stay..;) {the car that is}....:laugh:, good going bud.. an nice rescue job...:)

[Andyturbo!]

Looking good Andy bet she's happy to be home :) you taking her to donny this weekend?

[BluntyR5GTT]

:), cheers for the info bud, I must say if ya sell her...damn youll regret that and end up filling for divorce....:laugh:, she looks happy at home... like she wants to stay..;) {the car that is}....:laugh:, good going bud.. an nice rescue job...:)

Cheers fella its been a long road but were nearly there now. Haha its a good job my mrs understands me and my car.

[BluntyR5GTT]

Looking good Andy bet she's happy to be home :) you taking her to donny this weekend?

Very happy to be home iv washed n waxed it tonight and cleaned engine bay also had idle jet out cleaned it and sprayed a bit of wd40 down the hole where idle jet sits. Just gotta set the mixture and set fuelling and were good for Donington

[Andyturbo!]

Very happy to be home iv washed n waxed it tonight and cleaned engine bay also had idle jet out cleaned it and sprayed a bit of wd40 down the hole where idle jet sits. Just gotta set the mixture and set fuelling and were good for Donington

Sounds good mate, should be a good day, got abit of a ford softspot tbh lol, went to a good show on sun in the 5 there was an insanely clean s1 rs turbo I would have sold my right arm to own lol. Don't know weather u saw pics I put up, there int gen chat under fueled society show, some mint cars there then mine lol

[BluntyR5GTT]

its normally a great day will be even better this year as no noise limit on track so all the big boys are running.

i shall check them out now i very nearly had a series one rst before i bought my 5.

[BluntyR5GTT]

another quick pic for you, iv also managed to get today and tomorrow off work so i can get the car sorted for sunday.

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[Trevhib]

Yummers :)

I think the wheels (if you're keeping these and in black too), look better with the centre caps off, especially if it's going on track :D :agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

thanks trev :)

and you must of been mind reading as me an my bro were earlier weighing up what looks best and we both decided on without centre caps.

so ill need a new set of wheel nuts and lockers do any of you guys know the exact size i need for a 5?

[BluntyR5GTT]

iv just fitted a couple of stickers iv had for a while beauty is if i get fed up of them can soon remove them

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the second sticker is black its just how the sun has caught it so its quite subtle

[Matt Cole]

another quick pic for you, iv also managed to get today and tomorrow off work so i can get the car sorted for sunday.

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Looks awesome that mate. Well done!

[BluntyR5GTT]

thanks matt :)

just got the idle fuelling pretty much bang on 14.2-14.5 so very happy with that

[Alistair Gresty]

Looks Amazing Andy, Very Very well done!!!

What time are you leaving for donnington on sunday? Ive a pal who's into fords. Might see if hes up for it & we can follow you down.

[BluntyR5GTT]

nice one pal its not far off now

will be heading down at 9am sunday morning

[Alistair Gresty]

nice one pal its not far off now

will be heading down at 9am sunday morning


Righto, Ill let you know if hes keen, we could meet up on the A50 & convoy down.

[BluntyR5GTT]

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Having a bask in the sun after a quick blast around.

[Andyturbo!]

Looking good mr blunts! How's she feeling?

[BluntyR5GTT]

Driving great although have gained 500rpm lag using this billet comp wheel. Iv still got the nodiz kit here butthat thing wont be going on for a long time yet.

[Alistair Gresty]

Won't make it down to donington tomorrow mate, bumper hay bale production this year so will be spending all day stacking the dam things into the barn!! Hope you have a great trip out in YES & get loads of pics!!

[GTphil]

Driving great although have gained 500rpm lag using this billet comp wheel. Iv still got the nodiz kit here butthat thing wont be going on for a long time yet.


I'm interested to see the results of this billet comp wheel it's something I'm considering myself. Was the comp wheel the same size as the one that was on before?

[casper]

I'm interested to see the results of this billet comp wheel it's something I'm considering myself. Was the comp wheel the same size as the one that was on before?

I asked Andy the same question Phil.He said it was bigger.

[rs250nut]

From what I have been lead to believe billet compressor wheels came about to cope with higher pressure ratios (2.5 bar+) on turbos where the cast wheel would burst.

[GTphil]

From what I have been lead to believe billet compressor wheels came about to cope with higher pressure ratios (2.5 bar+) on turbos where the cast wheel would burst.

Interesting, will the fin design help with efficiency at lower boost levels, or am i just pie in the sky and it won't make a jot of difference at lower boost levels?

I can sort of understand how something lighter and thinner will be more efficient over a heavier thicker item.

[turbo ted]

here's 1 more mod you can do to that type of turbo fit a t34 compressor wheel into the t3 compressor housing, on my car proven 12.1 at pod on a carb standard ignition without noz ;)

[BluntyR5GTT]

Won't make it down to donington tomorrow mate, bumper hay bale production this year so will be spending all day stacking the dam things into the barn!! Hope you have a great trip out in YES & get loads of pics!!

thats a shame mate but i suppose work has to come first, ill be sure to get many pics and the mrs is taking the ipad to get some vids

[BluntyR5GTT]

I'm interested to see the results of this billet comp wheel it's something I'm considering myself. Was the comp wheel the same size as the one that was on before?

hi phil its defo larger has longer tips and so im told about 15% more flow than the pulsar wheel.

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/image_1352565812474607.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/image_1352565812474607.jpg.html)

[GTphil]

Cheers Andy, love the effort that your putting in, appears to be paying off also, looks almost flawless in the pictures:)

[BluntyR5GTT]

nice one phil i defo wouldnt say its flawless but its defo good enough for me and a huge improvement on how it was.

had fun yesterday went a drive out with the mrs to a country pub so i decided give it a bit of stick on a nice open part of road 2nd gear full boost all hell breaks loose changes to 3rd and nothing no boost at all.

so i carried on to the pub then investigated after we had lunch, fount it to be the bloody actuator rod had come off the bracket hence no boost, got it refitted and burnt the feck outta my thumb and finger.
only prob was then it was making way to much boost like 30psi+ so i drove it off boost until we got home, then adjusted rod again and turned bleed valve right off, didnt have chance to pop back out as we were going to meet up with a few mates.

ill report back with my findings later on.

[Alastair]

thats a shame mate but i suppose work has to come first, ill be sure to get many pics and the mrs is taking the ipad to get some vids

I have a new billet comp wheel on my new Gerrett t28 RB. Boosts earlier by about 500-1000 rpm. Worthy upgrade for drivability and mid range torque.

[Red October]

Your joking right andy?

Hope I aint in the lag boat when my billet badboy is fitted, the nodiz will help but if what you say is true lad time to back with the old comp wheels........

[GTphil]

Your joking right andy?

Hope I aint in the lag boat when my billet badboy is fitted, the nodiz will help but if what you say is true lad time to back with the old comp wheels........

The extra lag will be because it's a bigger wheel, either that or there's a boost leak somewhere, like for like in trim size and the billet wheel should reduce lag not increase it.;)

[BluntyR5GTT]

Your joking right andy?

Hope I aint in the lag boat when my billet badboy is fitted, the nodiz will help but if what you say is true lad time to back with the old comp wheels........

ay up ash dont worry fella i hav got to the bottom of the whole issue, seems like when george refitted my turbo he didnt fit the nut that goes on actuator rod hence why there isnt any preload (or is for 2 mins then gone).

case and point yesterday i got it back at just under 20psi for all of about 5 mins then it was 10 then nothing, drove back most way from donington as an n/a c1j :sad2:

easy fix though and hopefully get it sorted this week sometime

[BluntyR5GTT]

got an early finish from work today so got home and sorted the actuator rod out finally fount a nut that fitted nice and set the preload, going to take the car out later on to see whats what then ill report.

[LiamR]

got an early finish from work today so got home and sorted the actuator rod out finally fount a nut that fitted nice and set the preload, going to take the car out later on to see whats what then ill report.

Good job. Still love the tungy 5's! :agree::agree::agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

nice one fella

took a couple of quick pics of my car at donington park last sunday

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[BluntyR5GTT]

off to a little classic car meet at a pub which is about a 15-20min drive away tomorrow night, its only the second one to be held there but i hear the first one had over 30 cars there so im hoping my car will be ok for them :laugh:

anyway if anyone is interested then it starts at 7pm at the bleeding wolf in scholar green its totally free as well:agree:

http://www.thebleedingwolf.co.uk/s_whatson.asp

[Alistair Gresty]

off to a little classic car meet at a pub which is about a 15-20min drive away tomorrow night, its only the second one to be held there but i hear the first one had over 30 cars there so im hoping my car will be ok for them :laugh:

anyway if anyone is interested then it starts at 7pm at the bleeding wolf in scholar green its totally free as well:agree:

http://www.thebleedingwolf.co.uk/s_whatson.asp

10 mins from me too, never heard of this till now. Will have a drive over for a pint & a perv at your new shiney paintwork!

[BluntyR5GTT]

ok fella as long as its not raining then ill be there

[BluntyR5GTT]

had a fantastic time at last nights classic car meet will defo be going next months on 29th august.
im going to upload an album in the events section but heres a few pics of mine and fellow rtoc member royz's cars at the show.

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[royz]

it was a good night. yours motor looks so well. it was great to see such a mix of cars aswell.

[gtmatt]

wheres this ???

[Red October]

wheres this ???

If you head out of stoke on the Macclesfield road its about 5 miles from congleton in chesire.
Not to far for you mancs matt!

[BluntyR5GTT]

wheres this ???

Have a look here fella

http://rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=34269

[BluntyR5GTT]

it was a good night. yours motor looks so well. it was great to see such a mix of cars aswell.

was good to see you again roy especially as i didnt know you were coming hope to see you at next months?

[BluntyR5GTT]

right fellas im probably doing something really obvious but id sooner check with you lot who have seen it/done it a million times.

since i refitted my turbo its gained alot of lag like 500-700rpm full boost now iv spoke to turbo builder and also dave clark who fitted one of these billet wheels into his turbo and they both say it should if anything be on song earlier dave especially says his was something like 250-500rpm sooner.

so i was trying to think what could be the problem and come up with a little list (yes prob some of it wont affect things) but iv put it in there anyway just in case.

just to note the turbo is spooling up at 2k so id think it should be on song at least at same time as old set up at 4k

list

wrong preload on actuator?
cam timing slipped?
tdc sensor ?
boost leak?

any help would be much appreciated

[GTphil]

always worth checking for boost leaks especially if your pipe run has lots of joins, and for the record good quality jubilee clips are far more reliable than mikalor clips, I had nothing but problems with mine.

If the comp wheel is bigger then this would surly mean it would reach full boost a little later, but like you say you have got quite a lot of extra lag. The increase in size should have been off set by the fact it's a billet wheel I guess.

What was the actuator boost before the new wheel and is it the same now? Do you use any boost control devices other than the actuator?

[BluntyR5GTT]

Car is now for sale 3k takes it as it is.

[BabybluGTT]

Car is now for sale 3k takes it as it is.
:eek::confused:

[BluntyR5GTT]

:eek::confused:

ill only be selling it at this price for a very short time, if no takers within next week or 2, ill put it up for its proper value which according to most people is around 4k

[BluntyR5GTT]

always worth checking for boost leaks especially if your pipe run has lots of joins, and for the record good quality jubilee clips are far more reliable than mikalor clips, I had nothing but problems with mine.

If the comp wheel is bigger then this would surly mean it would reach full boost a little later, but like you say you have got quite a lot of extra lag. The increase in size should have been off set by the fact it's a billet wheel I guess.

What was the actuator boost before the new wheel and is it the same now? Do you use any boost control devices other than the actuator?

hi phil sorry i never got back to you fella :ashamed:

iv not had much time to do anything on the car as i was on my hols all last week, but i managed get a couple of hours last night to do a bit.

firstly i decided i wanted to replace the german ebay 2mm needle valve and refit the oe solex needle valve which i had drilled out to 2mm.
so i took carb top etc etc off and did this no probs.
But on removal of carb top i noticed the drivers side pin was hardly even pinch tight, so i got it back together and went to refit carb top all went well until getting to the drivers side fitting it wouldnt tighten at all and must be threaded, so this is where some of my boost could of been going?
i now have the required bit ordered off mike and hopefully will have it here saturday.

i also adjusted the actuator to get it sitting more square as the rod didnt look square at all tbh.

boost is the same matey and i also use a bleed valve checked all this and no leaks from there.

iv done a bit more research on billet wheel and my mate tells me there is no increase in size.

im now hoping with the oe needle valve fitted that the fuelling can be sorted and also fingers crossed might of fount the boost/lag issue

[Brigsy]

Loose carb top probably the fault:agree:

Check all your hoses thoroughly. I had the smallest split under a jubilee clip on the van that caused all sorts of problems, boost dropping off and slow spool etc. Only found it on the off chance.

Pre-load on the actuator can make a difference. On a high boost setup you want a fair bit in my opinion, i have between 10-15mm and a bleed off :laugh: obviously be careful when testing you can see mega boost very easily.

[BluntyR5GTT]

thanks mr briggs

haha i know about the boost testing as i got over 30psi when we were trying sort it:laugh:

i really do hope it was the carb top causing it as that will be an easy fix, best thing is id of probably never of checked it as id presume it was tight, lesson learnt :agree:

ill report back on how much preload is on the turbo atm, id say its around 8mm at a guess

i shall also have a good check over the hoses i do know one of the intercooler hoses looks a bit worse for wear but its only on the surface and doesnt seem to have gone through the hose.

[BluntyR5GTT]

well yesterday i finally got the 2 required studs off mike so i could refit my carb top etc, got it all on nice and no gaps like before, so i thought lets give it a test now goes to start the car and battery was virtually flat :sad2:, so iv stuck my battery booster on charge and will hopefully get to fire the car into life either today or tomorrow evening

[BluntyR5GTT]

finally got around to getting the car started last night, it fired into life and then died and would not start again, so i decided to take the carb completely off and strip it down/clean out and build back up. I also removed the spark plugs and gave all them a clean and they certainly needed it with how the car has been overfuelling.
refitted carb and plugs and she fired up straight away i just had to reset the idle speed and mixture which iv never known to adjust so easily, so fingers crossed we might have a much better fuelling carb now, i will find out on friday as im using my car to go onto a job as my van is in for m.o.t

[BluntyR5GTT]

managed get a few hours after work today to finally give the car a mini detail, first one its had since the restoration

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20130821_162411_zps849c7eb4.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20130821_162411_zps849c7eb4.jpg.html)
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20130821_165059_zps5a802ad8.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20130821_165059_zps5a802ad8.jpg.html)
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20130821_165513_zpsf55c6527.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20130821_165513_zpsf55c6527.jpg.html)
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[Andyturbo!]

Looking good andy :agree: you still thinking of selling her?

[BluntyR5GTT]

thanks andy :agree:
yes mate but only if i get what i think its worth.

but for now i shall fingers crossed enjoy it.

[Andyturbo!]

thanks andy :agree:
yes mate but only if i get what i think its worth.

but for now i shall fingers crossed enjoy it.

Sounds like a plan mate, hope it works out how you want buddy

[BluntyR5GTT]

nice one mate, hopefully it all works out for the best

[BluntyR5GTT]

managed to get an early finish so dropped my van off at my mates garage ready for mot tomorrow, then got home and put the car up the drive ready for a bit of boosting later on and to use for work tomorrow :)

hopefully have solved the boost/lag issue as well

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20130822_151347_zpsd17f07ee.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20130822_151347_zpsd17f07ee.jpg.html)
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[R5MJH]

come on andy get that thing up the road and let us know the score:wasntme::wasntme:

[BluntyR5GTT]

got someone coming to view the car next friday, fingers crossed all goes well and i can get it moved on to someone who can get some pleasure/use out of it.
i have really regretted chucking all that money at it since the day i got it back, time to leave the whole car scene for a while :agree:

[ScottKinnear]

got someone coming to view the car next friday, fingers crossed all goes well and i can get it moved on to someone who can get some pleasure/use out of it.
i have really regretted chucking all that money at it since the day i got it back, time to leave the whole car scene for a while :agree:

Not as much as you'll feel if it drives away :((

[BluntyR5GTT]

ill honestly be happy to see it drive away with a new owner with the enthusiasm to keep it going strong

[BluntyR5GTT]

a long overdue update

i was seriously toying with the idea of selling the car and having a break from the whole car scene for a while, but i have decided to keep it an hopefully get some good use out of it this year.

first job is to renew the wiring for the fuel pump as its gone dodgy and as a result the car wont start, iv still not got to the bottom of the turbo boost issue i cant find any leaks or anything so i will be sending the turbo back to my mate for a check over just incase something is a miss there.

[TopCat]

a long overdue update

i was seriously toying with the idea of selling the car and having a break from the whole car scene for a while, but i have decided to keep it an hopefully get some good use out of it this year.

first job is to renew the wiring for the fuel pump as its gone dodgy and as a result the car wont start, iv still not got to the bottom of the turbo boost issue i cant find any leaks or anything so i will be sending the turbo back to my mate for a check over just incase something is a miss there.

Good to see your keeping it mate. :agree:

The bolts I told u about- make sure you order long ones, the ones I got were too short.

[BluntyR5GTT]

mate i cant thank you enough for all the help/advice you have gave me over the last few months.

looking forward to getting some good use out the car this year

[Wallace]

a long overdue update

i was seriously toying with the idea of selling the car and having a break from the whole car scene for a while, but i have decided to keep it an hopefully get some good use out of it this year.

first job is to renew the wiring for the fuel pump as its gone dodgy and as a result the car wont start, iv still not got to the bottom of the turbo boost issue i cant find any leaks or anything so i will be sending the turbo back to my mate for a check over just incase something is a miss there.

Great news Andy:agree:

I get the impression that the majority of us feel like that, I do/did:wasntme: but a break and timeout is always a good thing regardless what it concerns....

Look forward to some more pics:cool:

[BluntyR5GTT]

cheers fella i do have to agree that a break from all things cars has done me good.

im hoping to not have spend any money on the car apart from putting petrol in and general maintenance.

will be interesting to see what power the car makes when it finally goes back on the dyno in april

[TopCat]

mate i cant thank you enough for all the help/advice you have gave me over the last few months.

looking forward to getting some good use out the car this year

Yes mate defo get some miles on get- it's too good a car to not use :)

Get them bolts and put the centre caps on, put the door decal on and she'll look a million bucks!!

Love them turbines in black- I thought about doing mine that colour! They set the car off a treat. Look forward to seeing it sometime this summer I hope!

[BluntyR5GTT]

Yes mate defo get some miles on get- it's too good a car to not use :)

Get them bolts and put the centre caps on, put the door decal on and she'll look a million bucks!!

Love them turbines in black- I thought about doing mine that colour! They set the car off a treat. Look forward to seeing it sometime this summer I hope!

defo mate i have been informed that ill be getting a van provided b work in april so m escort van can go. which will then mean i will use the car alot more.

i also liked the wheels in black but iv seen about another 5 r5s with the same look so when funds allow there could be a wheel change.

[bood]

does look good and nice to read your keeping it.

have you got any wheel ideas yet? i pondered for ages :scratch:

[BluntyR5GTT]

weather permitting me and ash (redoctober) will be working on my car this sunday.

going to take the carb off and give it an overhaul and reduce 1st stage down to 0.8 to start as its rich off boost.

[BluntyR5GTT]

does look good and nice to read your keeping it.

have you got any wheel ideas yet? i pondered for ages :scratch:

thanks alot fella.

id reckon something like one of the following

oz superturismo
oz supperlegera
team dynamics pro race 1.2
clio williams

[bood]

thanks alot fella.

id reckon something like one of the following

oz superturismo
oz supperlegera
team dynamics pro race 1.2
clio williams

Can't argue with supperleggeras lol but i do have a soft spot for pro race 1.2 as well. any of your choice will be very cool

[Wallace]

oz superturismo..........cough cough:laugh::wasntme::D

[BluntyR5GTT]

well guys after a a long overdue delay i can now say the car is finally back alive :)

first off i have to say a huge thanks to ex member GT Josh (josh reeves) for taking time on a saturday to head upto Stoke from Oldham and spend a good 2-3 hours sorting the starting problem and then having a good old fettle with carb and a general check over things.
The problem turned out to be a temperamental fuel relay so i now know what to go to if it decides to play up again.
fitted new carb top which obviously got rid of the air leak from there as it was only sealing on 2/3 studs.
once started josh picked up that the carb needs new throttle shaft seals and possibly a couple of base gaskets, he also advised me to get a new dizzy and rotor as it wasnt firing as well as could be.
Honestly must say josh's knowledge on the little c1j is amazing and i do hope he comes back to the scene in the future.
i was also told that i could move my radiotor over a few inches so that i can run the intercooler pipe directly down the front and give it a bit more space than it has now, josh proceeded to give me the piece of piping that would be required to fit to modify the top rad hose :agree:

after all this he wouldnt take a penny off me, so he had a beer then was forced to take £20 and i gave him a couple of never used bodybuilding powders that he could sell and make £30-40 as i know hes big into the bodybuilding and surely someone would take them.

anyways i know mike at gt spares is having a few issues lately so i decided to make an order from cgb as i need stuff asap.

i ordered the following
full carb rebuild kit
new mixture screw
new dizzy and rotor arm
new carb base mounting gaskets
new ngk b8eg spark plugs

i also got a pair of throttle shaft green seals from the rtoc club shop. im off out today to get a new battery from gsf as mine is defo past its best.

so my job will be to do all the above and also reduce 1st stage on carb down to 0.8 to start and go from there as its too rich off boost.

also got to send turbo back to my mate for a check over so going to remove it today and get it sent off

heres a brief vid of the car running :)
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/th_20140222_150553_zpss4ctr8yp.jpg (http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/20140222_150553_zpss4ctr8yp.mp4)

[bood]

great to see it running and its nice to know there are still good people about :agree::agree::agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

honestly iv been in a few other car scenes, vauxhall,ford and mg and none of them come close to the renault 5 scene for sticking together and helping each other out its a credit to the owners :)

i also have to give a big mention to james poole who drove from crewe on friday to where i was working in stoke and dropped me a bag full of parts free of charge which included uprated fuel pump, and numerous relays, he wouldnt take any money so i will donate some money for his dyno run in april

[GTphil]

Sounds all good, he had a good teacher did josh ;) plus he loves being paid in protein:laugh: :cooter:

Nothing wrong with parking them up for a few months every now and again, That's half the reason I have managed to keep hold of mine for the 10 years it will be this July. being able to half a break every now and then.

I heard you mention reducing the first stage, I have been doing the same and my set up doesn't seem to like it to small. I tried .6mm and it was very lean couldn't get the boost up past 18psi before the afr's went above 12.6. tried a .9 and that was a little better, i'm now at 24psi and It's ever so slightly lean again, 12.6, so the first stage is going back to standard 1mm.

[BluntyR5GTT]

He defo paid attention hes a cracking lad and hope he cab make it to the dyno day in april.

My intention is to try it at .8 first and see how it goes from there then ill adjust accordingly. Iv been what I would say getting false afr readings for a bit due to the air leak on carb so will be interesting to see what its like after this.

Thanks for the heads up matey.

[BluntyR5GTT]

received my throttle shaft seals courtesy of rtoc club shop today, must say what a quick turnaround good work :agree:

missed my bloody delivery from cgb though so gotta get the mrs go n pick it up tomorrow before she goes to work as i start before 7am when the sorting office opens.

turbo was sent back to my mate yesterday for a quick check over etc so should have that back next week and back on for that weekend

[BluntyR5GTT]

picked my parts up yesterday, so now i can fully rebuild the carb and as said even have the green shaft seals that never seem to get replaced

also as mentioned changing the dizzy and rotor plus a new set of plugs, will be dropping the oil and sticking new oil/fuel filters on there so all is nice and fresh.

turbo arrived at my mates place yesterday afternoon so fingers crossed we get a quick turnaround so i can get it back on asap.

will just be a matter of fine tuning the fuelling and setting boost at 23-24psi and then it will get it first trip out this year to donington park for the btcc in april followed by its overly long awaited trip back to wgt for a run on there hub dyno to see if we have gained any power

[Matt Cole]

The green seals are definitely worth doing. Leak badly when worn!

[BluntyR5GTT]

Defo matt its certainly an overlooked part thats for sure.

Really got the bug back now

[Mr Raider]

Great to hear it mate, spring hopefully is on its way soon, glad you didnt sell up ;) :agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

cheers mate and im glad its not gone, spring hopefully here soon as you say really cant wait take it out for its first good drive of 2014.

if the weather holds today im going spend the afternoon giving the car a detail as i finish at 12 today :)

[BluntyR5GTT]

quick pic i got a bit earlier

not long now until shes back out boosting, cant fecking wait :)

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20140303_175320_zpsfmcoezkh.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20140303_175320_zpsfmcoezkh.jpg.html)

[Goobie]

So shiney! :cool:

Do you get a lot of comments about the number plate? :laugh:

[BluntyR5GTT]

haha you know what i do fella :laugh:

its rather dull atm as its not been detailed since before winter kicked in.

[Slammed 66]

Looking good Andy :cool:

It's been such a nice day today that I was even tempted to dig mine out for a blast.

It can wait till another day though :laugh:

[BluntyR5GTT]

Looking good Andy :cool:

It's been such a nice day today that I was even tempted to dig mine out for a blast.

It can wait till another day though :laugh:

cheers ross :agree:

i would of loved to have taken mine out for a blast yesterday

[BluntyR5GTT]

well my turbo has just arrived back with me from my mate, so tomorrows job will be to refit it and then its a matter of rebuilding carb, fit new plugs/dizzy/rotor etc and then get fine tuning all ready for btcc at donington in april then the dyno day the weekend after.

[Wallace]

Whoop whoop:wasntme:

:yeah::yeah::burnrubber:

[BluntyR5GTT]

Whoop whoop:wasntme:

:yeah::yeah::burnrubber:

damn right i seriously cannot wait get out and drive the thing

[BluntyR5GTT]

Turbo is now back on my car and up n running. i noticed it needs a new rubber o ring for idle jet. Gotta rebuild carb anyway so all will be done hopefully within next 2 weeks.

got to tax it next week now and then theres nothing stopping me for taking her out for a good old boosting :agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

well i taxed my car online today, and also ordered a few little bits n bobs that are needed.

also took a quick pic looked great with sun beaming on it, not long for some boostage :agree:

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/20140309_135000_zpszb78y4ts.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/20140309_135000_zpszb78y4ts.jpg.html)

[Matt Cole]

Looks awesome matey. That could have easily been a coke can by now if you hadnt put the effort in. Top work!;)

[BluntyR5GTT]

cheers matt, i do wonder if there would of been enough metal to make a coke can :laugh:

still got a few jobs to do to get it right as well as the stuff above but nothing major

[BluntyR5GTT]

my road tax should arrive today so hopefully when i get home its there, then my good mate justin (ex ep motorsport) at jl automotive has told me to take my car down there so i/we can finish the last few jobs off as it will be much easier than trying do it all on my drive.

whilst sorting though some of my parts im fount genuine renault fuel and oil filters and these will both be fitted when the car is up on the ramps doing oil change etc, i also received my new turbo housing studs as one of mine was damaged in transit so was able only to fit 4/5 of them.

i still have to refit my front and rear strut braces and whilst doing so iv decided to freshen up the front suspension with new top mounts/top hats and top strut bearings as who knows how long they have been on the car and they are going to be taking a bit of stick this year
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[BluntyR5GTT]

well my road tax didnt show up today :mad: fecking dvla

so i decided to give the car a quick bath as it was looking a little dirty from being stood outside the last couple of weeks.

anyway heres a couple of quick pics

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/20140312_174128_zpskllaagui.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/20140312_174128_zpskllaagui.jpg.html)

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[R5MJH]

once you pay online the car is taxed, so logical its on the database as taxed and you could drive it, not having the disc isnt ideal but it wont show up on anpr cameras so if u dont drive like a idiot you wont get pulled

[BluntyR5GTT]

i know this fella but they can still do you, and if you knew my luck you seriously wouldnt try it :laugh:

it should get here tomorrow or latest friday so no bother

[R5MJH]

i know this fella but they can still do you, and if you knew my luck you seriously wouldnt try it :laugh:

it should get here tomorrow or latest friday so no bother

no problems fella id want to be out boosting just like you kin dvla:laugh:

[BluntyR5GTT]

worst thing is mick id of only been taking it about 3-4 miles to my mates place so no boosting, theres a few more jobs to do than iv listed lets just say im not too happy with a so called mate with some of the corner cutting thats been done.

[R5MJH]

worst thing is mick id of only been taking it about 3-4 miles to my mates place so no boosting, theres a few more jobs to do than iv listed lets just say im not too happy with a so called mate with some of the corner cutting thats been done.

i think i know what your talking about andy, all i can say is i hope its not been done on yours too

[BluntyR5GTT]

finally have got to the bottom of the rich running issue and will have it sorted by the weekend, i also discovered a very slight tear in my vacuum hose so was defo leaking there.

i ordered and received a new length of vacuum hose which ill fit and i have my carb completely in bits awaiting a few bits for it, couple of new springs etc (which arrived today).

iv got half day off work on friday so the carb will all be put back together and other little jobs done then hopefully get it back on the car saturday and get out for a test drive

[Trevhib]

It's like a carrot on the end of a stick! Hope this time it's all finally sorted and you can enjoy it for a season :agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

trev you couldnt of summed it up any better :agree:

iv managed knock off work early today so waiting on my bits to arrive

[stu21t]

Have you sorted the boosting yet?
A visual inspection of hoses/joints is nowhere near enough.
You would be amazed how many leaks you find with a pressure test. Some might not show up till over a bar.
I pressure test mine every time I touch the boost circuit.
Get a tester on there and pump it up to a couple of psi over what you plan on running and listen for leaks, they will be obvious.
You might be able to fix them by just tightening or if not then put another jubilee clip on next to it with the worm drive opposite the other.

I made my own tester with a 2" waste ridding access (any plumbing shop will have them) then drilled and siliconed a tyre valve into the cap, then I just used off cuts of silicone hose to increase the size as necessary.
Put it where the air filter goes.

[BluntyR5GTT]

well i had a very productive afternoon iv now fully rebuilt the carb and replaced all the offending items, was a good job id bought another carb as spares as i ended up swapping a few bits over.

i will now be refitting the carb tomorrow and resetting the idle fuelling and idle speed there is now finally light at the end of the tunnel

[BluntyR5GTT]

nice one for the heads up stu, fact is i never had another chance to see if the boosting issue had been solved, but id imagine the carb top only sealing on 2/3 studs and also the slight split in vacuum hose must of been a big cause of boost leak.
both of these issues have been addressed so fingers crossed its solved it :)

[royz]

glad to see you kept it and all problems now solved.

[BluntyR5GTT]

glad to see you kept it and all problems now solved.

nice one roy we will only see if the probs have been resolved when on a test drive.

i was going ask you are you up for the rtoc dyno day in april at wgt fella?

[royz]

ill be coming down just dont know what in yet. hoping to get my engine out and cam in in the next few weeks then remaped and get a bit of bodywork done. so if al gose well but i know the crank will be away for best part of a week.

[BluntyR5GTT]

ill be coming down just dont know what in yet. hoping to get my engine out and cam in in the next few weeks then remaped and get a bit of bodywork done. so if al gose well but i know the crank will be away for best part of a week.

ok roy well its always good to meet up with you and have a catch up fella. fingers crossed you can make it and get your car on the dyno:agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

*big update*

after many false starts my car is finally back on the road so was out yesterday for its first boosting of 2014 :)

only ran it at 15-16psi to shake some cobwebs off it but the grin factor was certainly there had so many people rubber necking including a fella in a porsche 911 who couldnt stop looking at it then gave me the thumbs up with a big smile on his face :)

i have decided to invest in a pair of uniroyal rainsport 3 tyres in 195/45/15 as my current rainsport 2s on the front are 195/50/15 and are catching my arches on full lock, i also believe the rainsport 3s are meant to be another step up from the 2s and if so that can only be a winner as i really rate the rs2 as a road tyre.

all i have to do now is get the car to my mates garage to carry out a few jobs before its back on the road properly.

oil and filter
fuel filter
new dizzy and rotor
move radiator over a few inches so can run intercooler pipe where there is more space
new top mounts/top hats/bearings etc
fit new tyres
refit front n rear strut braces
and a good general health check over the engine make sure theres no leaks etc etc

[BluntyR5GTT]

here she is parked back up at the mrs's place after a good day of boosting about

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20140322_174312_zpsmiwu1rbk.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/renault%205%20gt%20turbo/20140322_174312_zpsmiwu1rbk.jpg.html)

[BluntyR5GTT]

oh and i also received these last thursday so will be having a little trip out in the 5 to donnington park on the 20th april :)

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/811227ca-3dcb-40df-aa9e-69916660cee9_zpse2188009.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/811227ca-3dcb-40df-aa9e-69916660cee9_zpse2188009.jpg.html)

[BluntyR5GTT]

bit of progress to update you on guys, can we please keep this on topic if you would like to ask me anything regarding my stepping down/wgt etc then please inbox me :agree:

27/03/2014
not long until my car goes into my mates garage to get all these required/niggling jobs done.

i also by complete luck fount another very slight boost leak coming from the vacuum hose t piece which connects to the aei unit, i have now got a new connector and will get it fitted when all the work is going ahead. i also have a coolant leak which iv got a good idea is coming from one of the carb base hoses, i also have replacement ones to rule that out

04/04/2014
change of plan yet again, my car is now going to my mates garage next thurs/friday i have also managed to book both days off work so i can go along and muck in and hopefully get it finished in the 2 days.

10/04/2014
been up at my mates garage from 9.30 until 3.00 today got a load of jobs done including fixing many bodges.

jobs done today
fitted new dizzy and rotor
fitted new spark plugs
renewed vacuum hose from turbo to bleed valve/bleed valve to carb
removed old plastic t piece from aei vacuum hose and replaced with straight connector
removed carb and cleaned out plus reduced first stage jet to 0.8 (1.00 standard) and refitted
dropped the oil/renewed sump plug and washer, fitted new oil filter and renewed oil.
fitted new fuel pump and fuel filter brackets
fitted new fuel filter
relocated fan relay and renewed terminals on wiring
fitted new genuine o ring on idle screw

once this was done she was then fired into life and instantly ran much better we got the idle to steady in between 13.8-14.2 afr which is fine for me, we will now be road testing it tomorrow to check on the boost were running and the afr's.

got a few more jobs to do first though including

fit front and rear strut braces
remove and refit side skirts properly
fit new tyres (uniroyal rainsport 3)
fit new wheel nuts and locking nuts
purchase 2 new front windscreen wipers and fit

some pics from today
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq4/bluntyn40/20140410_110550_zpsxi3xoyhq.jpg (http://s428.photobucket.com/user/bluntyn40/media/20140410_110550_zpsxi3xoyhq.jpg.html)
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[BluntyR5GTT]

11/04/2014
pics from today car is now back on the road running 20psi so still 3psi short of what it used to run fuelling is at 11.3afr full boost so defo room for increase.
will be turned up to 23psi ready for going on the dyno on the 26th april to see if we have gained anything.
uniroyal rainsport 3s have to be the best road legal non slick based tyre iv ever used and they still aint bedded in yet.
front and rear strut braces are now refitted and new top hats/bearings with uprated rubber doughnuts, car feels planted and so responsive on the steering.

huge thanks to Justin Keeling/jl automotive who is no doubt the r5 doctor

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12/04/2014
heres a few pics of my car outside my mates garage (jl automotive/wilsons vehicle repairs) in stoke on trent, just needs a good day of detailing on it now as its filthy.
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and a couple of shots of me just about to head out for its first boosting since the work
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i will be giving it a quick wash off and a quick coat of poorboys blackhole this morning before we head off to the football in it, then it will be treated to a full detail either tomorrow or next weekend

[BluntyR5GTT]

13/04/2014
had a good 3.5hrs on my car today went old school and used ag srp :)

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you can see my old faithful work hack escort van in the 2nd pic

15/04/2104
couldnt resist a cheeky pic of the car still think you cant beat auto glym srp for its all round capabilities.

not long until btcc at donington park cant wait give my car a good boosting up the A50

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17/04/2014
been into autobrite direct earlier today to pick up an order of polar wash mitt,polar buffing towels,citrus wash,detailing brushes,applicator pads and an absolute bargain of 1ltr new formula auto glym srp with finishing cloth for £5
i have also recently purchased a snow foam lance and some magifoam so cant wait to try it out this weekend
i will get some pics up and hopefully use the mrs's camera which is much better than my phone

[BluntyR5GTT]

i got the car properly detailed again yesterday spent 4 hours on it unfortunately only had my phone camera to take pics so only got this one

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i have since purchased a 16mp camera which should be much better

[Nad-5GTT]

Now that's what you call an update, I almost finished me tea just reading it:) your car looks lovely. I bet your chuffed to bits after all that hard work you've put into it :agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

Hi mate hope your well thanks for the positive comments.

I am pretty chuffed especially as the car can now be used as much as possible iv really regained my bond with the xar over the last 2 months. It honestly lost its appeal after the resto for a few reasons so many bodges have had be put right.

Im hoping that my brother can take my car upto the dyno next weekend to see what's what.

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Good update mate, nice to see it come together

Just bit of advice, do check for signs of detting at those boost pressures when its on the road/rollers last thing you want is to pull the head off after all the hard work ;)
Might be ok but worth checking to be sure

[BluntyR5GTT]

Cheers mark been a long road fella. We had the det cans out for a short while last weekend and all seemed well at 20psi but it will be increasing to 23 again after this sunday so will defo be checking it.

[Markey Mark (BD)]

Cheers mark been a long road fella. We had the det cans out for a short while last weekend and all seemed well at 20psi but it will be increasing to 23 again after this sunday so will defo be checking it.

:agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

:agree:

how are you doing anyway mate? hope your well and still keeping your hand in some way with the old renault turbos?

[BluntyR5GTT]

the day of the cars trip out to donington park is here so ill report back on how it behaved and if we had any fun along the way :) im sure we will:laugh:

[Markey Mark (BD)]

how are you doing anyway mate? hope your well and still keeping your hand in some way with the old renault turbos?

I'm not too bad mate, I've got 2 cars here which I've got to finish off and an engine for a member to build up so still got few little bits to finish off here

[BluntyR5GTT]

Well we got back from donington at 6pm and I can gladly report my car was fault free and performed brilliantly had some fun along the way.My backside dyno tells me its putting the same power out as before with 3psi less boost afr was 11.4 at wot so alls good.

The kill list has a few new victims and my god the attention it was getting there and back

[Nottswoody]

You will do people are missing mine in nottingham as they haven't seen it for ages:laugh: glad it all went well how was the racing?

[Andyturbo!]

Well we got back from donington at 6pm and I can gladly report my car was fault free and performed brilliantly had some fun along the way.My backside dyno tells me its putting the same power out as before with 3psi less boost afr was 11.4 at wot so alls good.

The kill list has a few new victims and my god the attention it was getting there and back

Heyup andy! Glad things are going well with the old girl! And she's Looking awesome! Too. Sounds like she's running well too which is great. All the best pal :agree: ps how was Donny?

[BluntyR5GTT]

Donny was great as always btcc is more competitive than ever this year such a great line up.

Haha paul thats about right matey.

Andy cheers mate its good to finally be out in it and it actually feels like my car again.

[GTphil]

They really are starting to get some attention nowadays that's for sure, can't even take mine to end of the road without a thumbs up from someone:agree:

[royz]

glad to see you have sorted them niggles out.

[BluntyR5GTT]

They really are starting to get some attention nowadays that's for sure, can't even take mine to end of the road without a thumbs up from someone:agree:

defo agree phil i actually lost count of the amount of thumbs up and rubber necking i seen, we actually stopped on the petrol station just before donno to get some money and a car full in a saph cossie couldnt take there eyes off it then when i was pulling up he was nodding and giving it the thumbs up.

best one was when we got to park up at donno i popped the bonnet and had a crowd of 8 people around it all saying this andn that, my lady thinks its a right laugh

[BluntyR5GTT]

glad to see you have sorted them niggles out.

cheers roy its getting there now and useable which is the main thing all the final niggles will be done over the winter now.

looking at booking tickets for btcc at oulton park in june so will be another trip out for it

[royz]

was looking at that myself but out of the uk then so will do what i normally do and find a bar that will put it on the tv. :)

[BluntyR5GTT]

well i wont know if we can defo go until the week of the races as got so much going on its unreal.

fingers crossed we can as i really enjoy the whole days action

[BluntyR5GTT]

well its just been decided that were now heading to RAF Cosford tomorrow for the bike4life fest so it will be another 100 miles my car can rack up

thinking of upping the boost back to 23-24psi as its only at 20 atm with very good fuelling and no signs of det, but if its wet when we go then i wont bother as theres no way of testing it out

[BluntyR5GTT]

well we didnt end up going to cosford on the sunday, in fact didnt end up doing anything as i only went and did my groin in first thing sunday morning ouch :sad:

might get out in the car this weekend even if its just to go the gym and back sat/sun mornings, iv also been looking into some more additions to optimise and improve engine performance over this coming winter so keep your eyes peeled for them updates

[Markey Mark (BD)]

well we didnt end up going to cosford on the sunday, in fact didnt end up doing anything as i only went and did my groin in first thing sunday morning ouch :sad:

might get out in the car this weekend even if its just to go the gym and back sat/sun mornings, iv also been looking into some more additions to optimise and improve engine performance over this coming winter so keep your eyes peeled for them updates

What you looking at doing to the engine now then?

[BluntyR5GTT]

What you looking at doing to the engine now then?

hi mark hope your well fella

just a few bits and bobs, going go for a larger rad possibly off the 1.6 diesel? then external oil cooler.

i have negotiated a deal for a proper genuine 27mm group A carb kit from france, and also talking to xenon about getting one of his mates programmable aei units :)

still toying with the idea of going for larger exhaust valves in the head but not wanting go for metro turbo ones as they seem to be a bit fragile

and all this will be done on the complete hush hush from the future wife whilst the car is in my mates garage all over winter :laugh:

[Nad-5GTT]

and all this will be done on the complete hush hush from the future wife whilst the car is in my mates garage all over winter :laugh:

:laugh:

[BluntyR5GTT]

had a day out boosting in the car yesterday went for a small run around leek and a bit of the roaches stopped off at thorncliffe for 5 and took a quick pic

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we then headed to scholar green to a little country pub for some dinner and a drink, car performed great didnt miss a beat just have to work the gearbox a bit more now due to the new spec turbo being a bit laggy, hopefully will be able to dial a bit of this out with mappable aei :agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

bit of a boring update

weather depending we might be going to darley moor this sunday for the thundersprint event, if we do go were going go in the r5 again i said i want it to be used as much as possible this year and this would put another 85-90 miles on it

another update which is not so boring is that im toying with the idea of going for a full efi conversion on my engine but gotta wait on a couple of things before we can see if i can go for it, failing that it will 100% be getting the mappable aei from france :agree:

[Nottswoody]

Has anyone shown the results and are living with this conversion? I know the stats looke great but has anyone put plenty of miles onto there 5?

[BluntyR5GTT]

Has anyone shown the results and are living with this conversion? I know the stats looke great but has anyone put plenty of miles onto there 5?

the results of the mappable aei? if so then the french guys have been running them for quite some time and have great results, my car is in big need of some ignition tuning thats for sure

[BluntyR5GTT]

Big update

as above i was really toying with the idea of going for the mappable aei unit from the french guys, but iv decided to go the whole hog and bin the carb and go for a full efi conversion :)

iv already been in contact with scoff with regards to fitting/mapping and am hopefully buying the efi inlet from michael tierney end of this month, i shall then gather parts as and when maybe one thing a month eg cossie fuel pump one month then vxr injectors next one etc.

scoff already does the efi conversion kit so that will be purchased through him along with coil pack and leads.

i really think my cars engine will be amazing with an efi conversion im not to fussed about peak figures more so a more linear power curve with much more low/mid range also much better mpg and turn key starting :)

[R5MJH]

that's cool andy another efi 5 on the board, this is what mike was going to do but bought a f7r instead the mad fecker:laugh::laugh:

[BluntyR5GTT]

i was thinking about the f7 route myself but i cant bring myself to let the c1j go, i see it as retaining an integral part of the car but giving it a more modern lease of life :)

[R5MJH]

andy im on a similar page to you and many others, that a 5s not a 5 realllly without the c1j, not critisizing any other engines but my opinion, but ya cant tell ya step kids anything can ya:laugh:

[*Yellow*]

i was really toying with the idea of going for the mappable aei unit from the french guys

:agree:

Nearly took the plunge with this aswell Andy........

[royz]

you wont miss the carb. if you need a hand give us a shout

[BluntyR5GTT]

Cheers roy thats good of yoy fella.

I will want to get as much done ready for scoff as possible.

[mk5gtt]

Hi ive efi ed mine about september time and since then ive done about 1200 miles and its amazing turn key and go much better mpg and the power comes in earlier down the revs. And its smoother to drive you wont regret it. Fitting a idle valve will help with cold starts as well. As roy said if you need a hand or info im willing to help. Fitted all of mine and then chris did the mapping.

[BluntyR5GTT]

hi mate many thanks for that it sounds exactly what im after.

i will certainly be picking yours and roys brains in the coming months :agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

:agree:

Nearly took the plunge with this aswell Andy........

you would be able get away with it as well fella as it just looks like an oe aei unit ;)

[*Yellow*]

you would be able get away with it as well fella as it just looks like an oe aei unit ;)

:agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

so iv now started to out a list together of parts im going to need to carry out the efi conversion

here goes

efi conversion kit from efi parts (ecu/loom etc)
efi inlet/tb/fuel rail set up from michael tierney
efi fuel pump either mk1 golf or cosworth
efi fuel pressure regulator
fuel swirl pot to be fitted in boot
throttle position sensor, air temp and water temp sensors from efi parts
wasted spark coil pack and ht leads from efi parts
saab red injectors
trigger wheel and sensor from efi parts

im hopefully going to do most of the fitting with help from others ;) of all parts before it goes upto efi parts for mapping

if you guys can think of something iv missed off above then please let me know

[Trevhib]

There's a definitive list of items required on another thread somewhere. Might be worth trying to find that and cross-check :agree:

[BluntyR5GTT]

cheers trev :agree:

i really cannot wait get this part of the project underway

[Trevhib]

No worries.

A lot of info here, with a list. Not the one I was thinking of but worth a squizz.

[royz]

just remembered got a trigger wheel here you can have all welded up and ready to go on you will just need the bracket and sensor

[BluntyR5GTT]

roy that is brilliant mate how much do you want for it

[BluntyR5GTT]

massive thanks to roy for sending me his pre welded trigger wheel set up for the cost of a pint at the next classic car meet :)

in other news i have now sold my old faithful workhorse escort van to ash (redoctober) as i now have a works van again so this means the 5 will be getting alot more :agree:

i have been out and about boosting the last 2 days and in fact went to do a cash in hand job yesterday in it, who said 5s cant multi task :laugh:
had some fun on the way home and again tonight finished work and took the car for a quick 6 mile drive with a bit of spirited driving in places :burnrubber:
had 2 lads in a golf r32 giving me big thumbs up and if my lipreading skills are upto scratch said "F'in nice mate"

all in all i cant get enough of the car atm really has that grin factor back on my face, i cant imagine how much better it will be when its converted to efi

[BluntyR5GTT]

got a quick pic of it parked up at the mrs's aunties which is where were staying tonight dogsitting
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[Nottswoody]

I always refer back to pascals as it's the only one iv seen running bar hi 5 of course.. It was the instant power that made me turn Efi.. Granted b18 but still Efi it's the future literally :) DOWN WITH THE CARB!!! :p

[BluntyR5GTT]

I always refer back to pascals as it's the only one iv seen running bar hi 5 of course.. It was the instant power that made me turn Efi.. Granted b18 but still Efi it's the future literally :) DOWN WITH THE CARB!!! :p

i honestly think this is a great way of staying traditional but with a modern more effective twist.

there is no doubt my engine is one powerful c1j and the addition of efi will make it an even more capable more responsive engine

[BluntyR5GTT]

well guys circumstances and priorities have changed since i was last on here, short of it is my car is potentially being sold this saturday to a guy local to me, really hope it goes through as the car needs to go to a fresh home and more importantly somewhere where it will get used.

ill update on matters this saturday and if for some reason the guy decides against buying it i will then stick it up for sale on here

[Tutuur]

Such a shame :(

[Trevhib]

Ah bum :( Hope the local guy goes through with the sale.

Epic rebuild mate, all credit to you.

The question is, which club are you pointing him towards joining?

[BluntyR5GTT]

Ah bum :( Hope the local guy goes through with the sale.

Epic rebuild mate, all credit to you.

The question is, which club are you pointing him towards joining?

cheers trev this will make someone a great car with a few more man hours to put the final few niggles right.

the guy whos potentially buying it is in his early 40s and i dont think hes into internet forums/clubs etc, but of course he will be informed about rtoc

[Trevhib]

Outrageous ageist assumption. :D I'm 38 in January I'd better get my coat. :laugh:

[Matt_S]

I'm 40! And practically invented the SXOC! Lol (I was one if the original dirty dozen members)


Edit: about 15 years ago...

[Trevhib]

I was a member on the SXOC years ago, around 2002 :agree:

[Matt_S]

I was a member on the SXOC years ago, around 2002 :agree:

:agree::agree::coffee::smokin:

[BluntyR5GTT]

Just thought I'd let you guys know that the car finally went to its new owner tonight must say I was glad to see it go especially as the fella will get it as mint as it should be.

[BluntyR5GTT]

the new owner called me today to thank me for such a great car and told me im always more than welcome to pop round and take it out.

iv given him all the relevant contact details that are required when owning a 5gtt.

if a mod would like to lock this thread then please do so as theres no real point of leaving it open

[Hoolio]

Looks like this is back up for sale again!

[Trevhib]

:( By who? Blunty (i.e. did the sale fall through), or the new owner?

[Hoolio]

It's on modified classics. I thought the new owner had already done loads to it, weird:scratch:


Edit: Sorry got that wrong, it's Modified cars for sale UK which I think is a FB group.

[Trevhib]

I can't see it Hoolio. Do you mean on www.classicmodifieds.co.uk/ ??

[BluntyR5GTT]

New owner has done absolutely nothing to it nothing but a liar and a piss taker just trying make a quick profit.

But karma has a way of biting people like him in the arse amd funnily enough it already has so im very happy haha.

[Hoolio]

New owner has done absolutely nothing to it nothing but a liar and a piss taker just trying make a quick profit.

But karma has a way of biting people like him in the arse amd funnily enough it already has so im very happy haha.

Was just sorry to hear this for you. I simply don't understand how some people work. :confused:

[fastevo1]

What was it sold for originally than?

[Matt_S]

Back up for sale it seems?!

[Trevhib]

Where?